Temple Japan

Pumpkin Carving (A Late Halloween Post)

With all of the excitement from the past few weeks, this post has been painfully pushed back to the point where it has become slightly irrelevant. That’s okay, though, because all of the students’ hard work should still be shared!

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Mickey and Minnie are ready to start pumpkin carving!
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Zach is working hard on his pumpkin
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Shannon and her scary pumpkin face
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Alyssa and her cat (which needed emergency tail surgery)
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First-time pumpkin carvers. Success!
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Marie posing with her kitty pumpkin
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Zach and Hannah’s final product: Death the Kidd from Soul Eater
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All of the pumpkins are lit and on display
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TUJ student body president Tiago casts his vote for the winning pumpkins
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The pumpkin carving winners! (with a rare photo of the photographer; photo credit: Marie Kabanga Temple U ’17)

It was a lot of fun, and a great way to celebrate Halloween in a country where it is a new holiday (Japan only recently started celebrating Halloween about 4 years ago). Looking forward to more enjoyable activities!

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